Primary Vs Secondary Source Cards

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Primary Vs Secondary Source Cards: Large header 'Primary Vs Secondary Source Cards' with instruction line 'CUT OUT THE CARDS • SORT THEM • DISCUSS • USE AS EVIDENCE'. Blue banner labelled PRIMARY SOURCES with a grid of dashed-outline rectangular cards, each containing an icon, a bold one-word label (e.g., DIARY, LETTER, PHOTOGRAPH, SPEECH, GOVERNMENT DOCUMENT, NEWSPAPER ARTICLE, AUDIO RECORDING, FILM FOOTAGE, MAP, ARTIFACT) and a one- or two-line definition beneath. Green banner labelled SECOND...

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This A4 printable provides labelled, illustrated cards split into Primary Sources (blue) and Secondary Sources (green) with short definitions and dashed cut lines. It's designed to help learners practice identifying and justifying whether an item is a primary or secondary source, and to prompt basic source evaluation using the 'Think like a historian' questions at the bottom. Use it as a hands-on sorting task, a quick formative check, or as stimulus for evidence-based inquiry.

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